Winter Weather — Kings Canyon Np, California

2023-03-19 to 2023-03-20 · Kings Canyon Np, California

Event narrative

Several SNOTEL reports of an estimated 8 to 16 inches of new snowfall.

Wider weather episode

An upper trough pushed into central California and moved through the region on March 19. This system brought 0.75 to 1.5 inches of liquid precipitation to the Sierra Nevada, a quarter inch to an inch of rain to the Sierra foothills and a tenth to quarter inch of rain to much of the San Joaquin Valley and West Side Hills. This system cam in warmer than anticipated and the snow level ranged from 6500 to 7000 feet with this system. Several higher elevation SNOTELS in the Sierra Nevada picked up an estimated 8 to 16 inches of new snowfall.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1077683. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.